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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rajkot | ||||||||||
| Location | Rajkot,Gujarat,India | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 10 September 2023; 18 months ago (2023-09-10)[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 m / 443 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°18′33″N070°46′46″E / 22.30917°N 70.77944°E /22.30917; 70.77944 | ||||||||||
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Rajkot Airport (IATA:RAJ,ICAO:VARK) is apublic airport serving the city ofRajkot,Gujarat,India. It is operated by theAirports Authority of India (AAI). It was the 4th busiest airport inGujarat afterAhmedabad,Surat andVadodara until all scheduled commercial operations were shifted toRajkot International Airport on 10 September 2023. As of 2025, the airport remains open for general aviation, including VIP/VVIP traffic.[1]
In 2019, the AAI began building an apron for parking of fourAirbus A320 andBoeing 737 type aircraft to reduce waiting time for passengers at the airport.[2]
Due to the expansion of the city, the airport suffered from considerable capacity restraints because of the residential and commercial areas surrounding it. This rendered the plan to extend the runway beyond 1,800 meters infeasible, and the airport'shot and high climate compounded the airport's capacity constraints. As the airport was incapable of serving aircraft larger than Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 (which is the largest aircraft operating from the airport), a plan for an entirely new airport was launched.
All scheduled commercial flights were shifted to the newRajkot International Airport in Hirasar on 10 September 2023.[1]
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